New Castle County Mounted Patrol Unit
is offering for credit only a
Winter 2014 Equine Internship
Carousel Park Equestrian Center
3700 Limestone Rd Wilmington, DE 19807
The New Castle County (NCC) Mounted Patrol Unit owns and utilizes 10 draft and draft-cross horses for
police work. The unit and horses are based at the Carousel Park Equestrian Center, located
approximately 20 minutes north of the University of Delaware. The NCC Mounted Patrol Unit has
purchased two Clydesdale colts with the intention of training them to be future police mounts. Your
internship will be primarily focused on the daily care, maintenance and training of these newly acquired
colts. Through this internship, you will learn and improve upon a variety of general horsemanship skills
as well as skills that are more specific to that of the mounted patrol unit. The newly acquired Clydesdale
colts have arrived with no training and are seven months old at the time of this posting. You will work in
conjunction with other members of the unit to provide general ground training and desensitization.
Your responsibilities may also include barn management such as feeding, grooming, tacking horses,
bathing and mucking stalls. There is the possibility for a candidate with experience in horsemanship and
riding to ride horses that have already completed their police training. This will be determined during
the internship period.
The projected work schedule is generally Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., however some
weekend hours may be required during special events. You will also maintain a daily log for each of the
foals, and will work with other members of Law Enforcement as well as civilian employees. The mounted
unit will be on the grounds of Carousel Park until the end of March. This is a 4-6 week unpaid internship
depending on your start date.
The Carousel Park Equestrian Center is situated on 216 acres with well-groomed riding trails, ponds and
a cross country course. The center is equipped with an indoor and outdoor riding ring for all weather
riding. For more information see: http://www.carouselparkequestrian.com/
The successful applicant will be required to sign a waiver of liability assuming all responsibility for
injury. They will also be subject to a limited background check.
Requirements:
o Live locally and have reliable transportation to and from the Equestrian Center
o Ability to begin internship by the mid to end of February
o A desire to work hard and learn about the care and training of mounted police horses
o Open to new ideas and practices for managing horses
o Some equine experience required, although it does not have to be extensive
o A full report summarizing your experiences at the end of the internship
To apply: Email the following in a WORD document to Nemeclm@udel.edu by February 17th
o Send a 1-page resume AND
o a 1-page statement that includes:
 A short summary of your equine experience
 How the internship will contribute to your professional development
 How you will contribute to the internship program
Note: In order for this internship to meet with DLE requirement, students must register for ANFS 464. You can
speak to an academic advisor in the Department of Animal and Food Sciences about ANFS 464. However, if you do
not need DLE or do not want “credit” for the experience, you can just include the experience in your professional
resume.